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Hey hows it goin guys...im new to the forums here and im new to windows mobile as well, just recently switched over to the mogul from the instinct and well im wayyy more satisfied with it than I ever was with my instinct.
Right now i'm running a custom ROM on my Mogul, Titanium v. something...it definately improved the usability of the device over the default OS, but still is a little laggy for my taste. Not to fear ill be getting a touch pro either tomorrow or monday so that's where my real interest currently lies.
Lemme get to my point.
Basically i'm here to introduce myself considering ill probably be spending alot of time here (and to be honest, at other forums as well) after I get my pro, and also cause I have some questions about stuff i'd like to understand. Before I ask anything i just wanna make it clear that i personally am very knowledgeable when it comes to techincal aspects of the computer world in general so I don't have too hard of a time understanding majority of things.
Now for my questions.
1. What is the difference between using the default sprint rom or a custom one? Advantages vs. disadvantages? What should I be considering in selecting a ROM for use? What's the best one? What is a 'kitchen'?
2. What is the difference between the different radios? What are the disadvantages/advantages of using different ones? What is the purpose of changing to a different radio? What's the best one?
3. Any important/useful tweaks/hacks/software I should know about to improve the usage of my device? If i'm going to be venturing into the world of 'custom ROM flashing' and 'radios' and etc, what else do I need to know? What different factors should I take into account that will affect the stability of my device?
I think I had some other things I wanted to ask but I can't remember them right now, if i think of them later i'll post.
And I understand that I could probably search and find the answer to some of these questions, but I feel that by asking them this way i'll probably get a better answer. I have a basic understanding of my above questions right now, but i'd like to have a better-than-basic understanding if you know what I mean.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds to this, I appreciate the help.
shailigum said:
Hey hows it goin guys...im new to the forums here and im new to windows mobile as well, just recently switched over to the mogul from the instinct and well im wayyy more satisfied with it than I ever was with my instinct.
Right now i'm running a custom ROM on my Mogul, Titanium v. something...it definately improved the usability of the device over the default OS, but still is a little laggy for my taste. Not to fear ill be getting a touch pro either tomorrow or monday so that's where my real interest currently lies.
Lemme get to my point.
Basically i'm here to introduce myself considering ill probably be spending alot of time here (and to be honest, at other forums as well) after I get my pro, and also cause I have some questions about stuff i'd like to understand. Before I ask anything i just wanna make it clear that i personally am very knowledgeable when it comes to techincal aspects of the computer world in general so I don't have too hard of a time understanding majority of things.
Now for my questions.
1. What is the difference between using the default sprint rom or a custom one? Advantages vs. disadvantages? What should I be considering in selecting a ROM for use? What's the best one? What is a 'kitchen'?
2. What is the difference between the different radios? What are the disadvantages/advantages of using different ones? What is the purpose of changing to a different radio? What's the best one?
3. Any important/useful tweaks/hacks/software I should know about to improve the usage of my device? If i'm going to be venturing into the world of 'custom ROM flashing' and 'radios' and etc, what else do I need to know? What different factors should I take into account that will affect the stability of my device?
I think I had some other things I wanted to ask but I can't remember them right now, if i think of them later i'll post.
And I understand that I could probably search and find the answer to some of these questions, but I feel that by asking them this way i'll probably get a better answer. I have a basic understanding of my above questions right now, but i'd like to have a better-than-basic understanding if you know what I mean.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds to this, I appreciate the help.
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Hay everyone my name is nick
I am very new to all this. Just got a htc touch pro 2, im happy with it but do want to get into “tweaking” which is why I went with a WM phone. I love to modify things to sute me better and im going to have this thing on me 24/7/365 so it’s a pritty high priority device in my life. Is ok out of the box but I can see it being so much more.
Just looking for some help on a starting point for research, like a list of things in order of priority I should research. So much out there don’t know where to start
Thank you
daks1 said:
Hay everyone my name is nick
I am very new to all this. Just got a htc touch pro 2, im happy with it but do want to get into “tweaking” which is why I went with a WM phone. I love to modify things to sute me better and im going to have this thing on me 24/7/365 so it’s a pritty high priority device in my life. Is ok out of the box but I can see it being so much more.
Just looking for some help on a starting point for research, like a list of things in order of priority I should research. So much out there don’t know where to start
Thank you
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Congats on the new phone and welcome to the forum.
Very best place to start is here and then just start following links. Read.....read....read... a simple mis=step could yield you a very expensive paperweight.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Rhodium
daks1 said:
Hay everyone my name is nick
I am very new to all this. Just got a htc touch pro 2, im happy with it but do want to get into “tweaking” which is why I went with a WM phone. I love to modify things to sute me better and im going to have this thing on me 24/7/365 so it’s a pritty high priority device in my life. Is ok out of the box but I can see it being so much more.
Just looking for some help on a starting point for research, like a list of things in order of priority I should research. So much out there don’t know where to start
Thank you
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Welcome to forums
When you get familiarized with the Wiki posted above, go here to find out all the thing you can tweak in your tp2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=479
Read, search, respect and enjoy!
Hello, fellas...
I can't understand why I took so long to get in my hands, a handset like Leo (US ver.)! I always had it in my plans to buy it, but I was keep canceling the purchase...
Now, for the last two months, I'm a very happy Leo owner.
I'm using "ENERGY-Dinik" rom, which is fine for my flavor...
But... I don't need a great deal of WinMo apps cooked-in the rom - and I believe, in most of Leo's roms. Is there any possible way to get rid of them?
And, most important... Is there any BATTERY LIFE TWEAKS for the Leo? The battery life of "Energy-Dinik" isn't too bad, but I'm sure must be available some tweaks to increase the battery...
Any help, fellas?
I dont like Eneryrom .Too much apps what we dont need . and battery is really bad.
let use Omega rom or Artemis
MrBeOTP2 said:
I dont like Eneryrom .Too much apps what we dont need . and battery is really bad.
let use Omega rom or Artemis
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Too much lags/bugs in OMEGAs...
I didn't check Artemis, though.
Im using OMEGA. have no issue and love it :]
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Im using OMEGA. have no issue and love it :]
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Good for you; I did (used OMEGA), I HAD issues and I found "Energy" without them.
(And far-far more better good looking - in visuals - for my flavor).
So, any idea to increase battery life? Tweaks, I mean...
Turn off 3g mode.
Using taskmanager to turn off all apps is running . that's all :] I think so...
MrBeOTP2 said:
Turn off 3g mode.
Using taskmanager to turn off all apps is running . that's all :] I think so...
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Mate, I didn't born... yesterday, you know.
I wrote "tweaks"! That you mention is the VERY FIRST things you should do, in a WinMo device!
Thxs, anyway...
andrew.mazlim said:
Mate, I didn't born... yesterday, you know.
I wrote "tweaks"! That you mention is the VERY FIRST things you should do, in a WinMo device!
Thxs, anyway...
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how rude!!! Do you know who MrBeOTP2 is?? You should be thankful he took time out of his very busy time to answer such an inane question
ah very good ROM I used for a very long time is the Elegancia Rom from Steve. Might be worth the shot.
rickyjune is right. If you stay polite we stay polite and nobody wants to give answers to someone that behaves rude.
A possible way of saving Battery life is BSB Tweaks, if you dont already use it. the 3G mode deactivation is necessary too. Furthermore you should reduce the brightness of the screen. That should give you a good deal of battery life.
But well I am a very heavy user of my phone and when I had winmo on it the battery was down to 10 or 20 percent when I went to bed. And if you arent using your phone as hard as I did , even then 2 days are tops.
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how rude!!! Do you know who MrBeOTP2 is?? You should be thankful he took time out of his very busy time to answer such an inane question
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I don't give a damn, even if he was... Queen Elizabeth!
I wasn't "RUDE".
I asked a SIMPLE question ("Tweaks for battery"?) and he answered me... with the typical 2-3 things EVERYBODY does when he's flashing a new rom!
(And, maybe I'm "new" here - actually, I'm very old member, but I LOST my account here and I re-created a new one, but in WinMo devices and in Modaco.com, I'm... "dinosaur"!)
Btw... are you HIS LAWYER or something? He can reply to me if he was offended by me, can he?
Nordpolcamper said:
ah very good ROM I used for a very long time is the Elegancia Rom from Steve. Might be worth the shot.
rickyjune is right. If you stay polite we stay polite and nobody wants to give answers to someone that behaves rude.
A possible way of saving Battery life is BSB Tweaks, if you dont already use it. the 3G mode deactivation is necessary too. Furthermore you should reduce the brightness of the screen. That should give you a good deal of battery life.
But well I am a very heavy user of my phone and when I had winmo on it the battery was down to 10 or 20 percent when I went to bed. And if you arent using your phone as hard as I did , even then 2 days are tops.
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Thxs, mate.
But I'll keep the "Energy" and I'm trying with a fellow-chef here, to make me a personal/customized rom.
Thxs again for your reply.
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I don't give a damn, even if he was... Queen Elizabeth!
I wasn't "RUDE".
I asked a SIMPLE question ("Tweaks for battery"?) and he answered me... with the typical 2-3 things EVERYBODY does when he's flashing a new rom!
(And, maybe I'm "new" here - actually, I'm very old member, but I LOST my account here and I re-created a new one, but in WinMo devices and in Modaco.com, I'm... "dinosaur"!)
Btw... are you HIS LAWYER or something? He can reply to me if he was offended by me, can he?
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Rude and angry, it wont win you much friends here, like MrBeOTP2
You should check out my threads. I release an osKitchen built for the HD2. As far as I am aware it works fine with a US version as long as you have the correct radio. If you are a beginner and never cooked a rom before use my beginner guide. If you are advanced chief use my advanced kitchen, some cool options to choose from!
Nice thing is you can build the rom the way you like it and it is stock look so you can customise it the way you want! Links in my sig below!
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You should check out my threads. I release an osKitchen built for the HD2. As far as I am aware it works fine with a US version as long as you have the correct radio. If you are a beginner and never cooked a rom before use my beginner guide. If you are advanced chief use my advanced kitchen, some cool options to choose from!
Nice thing is you can build the rom the way you like it and it is stock look so you can customise it the way you want! Links in my sig below!
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do you have to a O2 phone or do it work with other phones
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do you have to a O2 phone or do it work with other phones
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Yes I have a euro HD2 with O2 but my kitchen is designed to work against any Euro/US HD2 no matter what provider your using!
Pitty, nobody reply me about the first question...
The only thing to do, if I want to get rid some (many) apps in a rom,... is it to cook one rom of my own? Is there any simplest solution for that?
And if, eventually, I have to cook myself one rom,... can I "edit" another finished rom (with the developer's permission, of course)?
To me, "Energy" roms are FINE! They're absolutely great; but, they are SO FULL of applications I never used or using, since the first time I took a WinMo device.
There are so many of them, "useless" to me, and they're draining unnecessary memory - which isn't bad to have this memory FREE, for the rest of the apps I'm using.
Can someone reply me, about the above questions/issues?
Thxs in advance...
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so what rom to use this energy? I do not like energy, so I do not know more details about it
Energy.Leo.29022.Sense2.5.Cookie.2.0.XTREME.Jul.05.7z 111.47 MB
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so what rom to use this energy? I do not like energy, so I do not know more details about it
Energy.Leo.29022.Sense2.5.Cookie.2.0.XTREME.Jul.05.7z 111.47 MB
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"Energy" roms are fine for my use - but they're FULL of applications I don't need.
I asked many lads in many fora and they told me, there are specific "tools" to "open" an rom and locate (and remove) which application you don't need.
And they told me to ask... here, in XDA!
Any idea which "tools" are talking about?
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If there aren't such "tools", can you guide me which "kitchen" should I download and what's the proper proccess to import/open a rom in a "kitchen" and what I'm doing next?
Thxs.
Hi Andrew.mazlim,
Just an idea, do a search for Rom-Extractor App.
Also you could ask for help in the Energy's thread
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Hi Andrew.mazlim,
Just an idea, do a search for Rom-Extractor App.
Also you could ask for help in the Energy's thread
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Thxs, pal.
I'll check that app you mention.
I already did it, via PM (with "Energy" developer, a US mate of yours); but he doesn't have time right now to help me, too bad.
I just need a good "kitchen" (and every other utilities I may need) and a guide step-by-step method, to do so - rip and modify a rom.
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# 1 [Q] LG g2x 2.3.3 HELP CHANGE to 2.3.7 or better for battery
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Hello, I'm new and pretty dumb about smartphones but I'm very motivated and excited to have found "you guys". I like what you guys believe in
"P.S. A little bit more about us. XDA-Developers was founded on the simple principal that SHARING IS GOOD and when many people SHARE what they know, EVERYONE benefits. We exist upon this Ethos, we RESPECT each other, we SHARE with each other, we do not judge one another and we HELP all who ask. We believe that while some may have more knowledge than another, none are more important."
I will show every member that I'm humble and grateful for any help that comes my way. I promise to ALL MEMBERS that I will be a "GOOD" member and give back to the site at every opportunity.
I bought a g2x used with 2.3.3 and I love it except the battery life. I heard that if I downloaded the 2.3.7 the battery problem would go away. My problem is that I know nothing about this type of "stuff" but I'm VERY excited about learning and starting new and TRUE relationships with other members. PLEASE HELP me get this LG g2x straightened out.: I need to learn how to re-root this phone. I have to make4 sure that I don't harm what good I already have. If I can't get better battery life from this phone I will have wasted $250. I just finished "fighting" Lymphoma cancer and I can't afford to throw away money, especially in these amounts. Please help me and get to know me and I the same with you.
Thank You, Sincerely, Cgarland
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# 1 [Q] LG g2x 2.3.3 HELP CHANGE to 2.3.7 or better for battery
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Hello, I'm new and pretty dumb about smartphones but I'm very motivated and excited to have found "you guys". I like what you guys believe in
"P.S. A little bit more about us. XDA-Developers was founded on the simple principal that SHARING IS GOOD and when many people SHARE what they know, EVERYONE benefits. We exist upon this Ethos, we RESPECT each other, we SHARE with each other, we do not judge one another and we HELP all who ask. We believe that while some may have more knowledge than another, none are more important."
I will show every member that I'm humble and grateful for any help that comes my way. I promise to ALL MEMBERS that I will be a "GOOD" member and give back to the site at every opportunity.
I bought a g2x used with 2.3.3 and I love it except the battery life. I heard that if I downloaded the 2.3.7 the battery problem would go away. My problem is that I know nothing about this type of "stuff" but I'm VERY excited about learning and starting new and TRUE relationships with other members. PLEASE HELP me get this LG g2x straightened out.:
Thank You, Sincerely, Cgarland
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Hello sir. All you have to do NVFlash CWM and you're all set to flash a ROM.
Follow this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy9on64jAZs
Just the part where you do the NVFLash. Once that's done upgrade CWM to the latest version, you can find that in the dev section.
Then you just simply DL CM7, wipe your phone then flash your desired ROM.
I didn't really go into details in case you're already familiar with CWM and flashing, that's just a gist of it. But if you need more help and have no idea what flashing and CWM is then let me know.
GREAT to hear from you.
Howd ya know? I have no idea what CWM or flashing is! I want to thank you for writing back to me. I'm MORE than excited about talking with the members of this site. I'm having dental work done at the University of Washington school of dentistry and I have to go to bed since I have to get up at 6:30 in order to make it to Seattle from Olympia by 9:30. I hope tomorrow we can continue to talk about these and other issues with these type of devices? Thank You....who are you? I want to learn how to attach a video to my post like you did for me. You have no idea how excited I'm about this site and talking with you guys. The member that just answered my question is totally freaking me out with the knowledge that you have about my phone. What I think your saying is that I need to get a cord that goes from my power outlet on my phone to a usb plug on my computer? Please explain, in detail, what you mean when you say " All you have to do NVFlash CWM and you're all set to flash a ROM." Is that where I empty my phone and then re-load with an updated version? Do I have to protect my phone? Did this phone come with 2.2.3? What do the numbers mean? I hope I can help you with something in return? Thank you VERY MUCH Sir. I look forward to talking with you tomorrow...cgarland
Is this g2x a good phone if I can get the battery to last at least one full day? I like the phone and all that I've read about it (except the bad) but it is my first smartphone. Seriously mackster248 I want to keep this phone. Can I make this phone work properly so I will be happy with it? Will the battery life improve with updates? What is "ROM: CM7 or MIUI" I'm not kidding, there is a guy on Craigslist that did exactly the same thing to his g2x, that is he has CM7 and MIUI on his g2x. Here is his post. What do you think mackster248?
Title says it all, unlocked for any GSM carrier and rooted with cyanogen mod 7 and flashed with a cool MIUI rom making it faster and better looking than ever.
Will come with HDMI cable, black hard rubber case, 2 chargers and original box. 9/10 condition front and back it had a screen protector on but I recently took it off because it made the phone look like crap. It has a CLEAN front now.
MOSTLY LOOKING FOR TRADES but $275 cash nothing more nothing less is good. Looking for an iPhone 4 unlocked I dont care how many gbs just has to be unlocked, same condition, with charger at least.
Looking for:
Iphone 3gs 16/32 gb unlocked and jailbroken w/ accessories and some cash on your side.
LG thrill unlocked
Iphone 4 unlocked
HTC sensation
All offers are considered just shoot me what phone you have.
206 four53 eight713 will send pics through text!
Teach me what it is you both are talking about mackster....PLEASE! See that where he say's what you said?
Thank You, cgarland
i have a problem as host's, it's very helpful, thanks
Well CWM is a recovery that's needed to flash custom ROMs. You need to follow that video to install CWM via NVFlash. Just do that portion first then I can help you with the rest.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Cwm is clockwork mod recovery.. it is a modified recovery that allows any rom to be flashed to your phone.
Recovery is a utility built into the phone that lets you do various tasks like install different modified versions of android reset your phone to a "new" state... deleting all the data on it (except android itself)
To flash a rom means to install it...
Cm7 is cyanogen mod 7 which is a "team" created rom that has a lot of added features that the stock Android does not have check out cyanogenmod.com for more details...
Miui is pronounced my U I and is another "team" created version of android that very much changes the look and feel of android...
As far as everything else... browse the development section and just read... that's the easiest and best way to learn
As far as battery life... there are a few roms that improve battery life... but there is no miracle solution. It's just a sacrifice that is made in liu of speed and performance... what I mean is... a dual core 1ghz processor uses battery... ya know
Also... if you need help try and post in the right section ... general or q&a ... don't ask questions in the development section .. for some reason a lot of people have a huge stick up their rear and rather than being helpful... they just get all rude and tell you that you are posting in the wrong section and are rude...
Joel
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Just got out of the hospital and good to hear from you mackster248 What a cool name "mackster248" I will do what you say mackster248 and get back to you....THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!
renocivik THANK YOU so much for your reply! I just got out of the hospital and saw your reply for me. I will read your information and do exactly as you say and get back to you ASAP with my results. Is this a good phone renocivik? I see where you talk about battery life, what should I do? I need to get some rest before I write anymore stuff here. I will talk to you guys soon. Thanks for everything and will get back to you tomorrow.....cg
What are you saying? I truly don't understand what your trying to tell me. Would you please explain cfj521 ? Thank You cgarland
I think I can put flashing and cwm into simpler terms for you.
The word "flashing," in this case would mean downloading and installing a new ROM to your phone.
A ROM in this case, is simply a developer made android system that they make for the better and enjoyability of your phone.
CWM is an abbreviation for "Clock work mod recovery."
CWM was made for you to make adjustments to your phone, and install new software, ROMs much easier.
This system will be the head quarters of making adjustments to your phone.
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Now, about getting NvFlash onto your device.
NvFlasher is, I believe, also a developer made program specific to our Nvidia Tegra devices. And also does make installing CWM much easier.
(Nvidia Tegra 2 is the processor for our G2x)
There is a section around here that explains to you how to use NvFlash for your G2x.
Which, I believe will be in the Android Development section in our G2x forums. Probably at the tippy top in a sticky forum (Highlighted forum).
The instructions may be a bit hard to following, but hang in there and just follow the instructions for NvFlash, refrain from stuff that isn't for now.
I hope I enlightened you a little bit on what we all talk about around here.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Hi everyone, (I know its not really the good section to ask this but the topic for this seems to be dead ([Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy)
1. I'm looking for a new device since my Moto G 2014 as ended :/
I was very happy with it because I love to tweak my phone and the community around it was pretty decent. I like to have the choice to install rom I want etc...
Its the most important thing for me.
2. I can put more this time on the new device. (~300€)
3. I'm not against to buy a phone who have 1 or 2 years old until he is still decent on performance and again with a good community around it.
4. I was looking for a moto X 2014, nexus 5x, LG G3 (D855) but I can't find it anymore in shop :/
5. I tried to look what can I have for 300€ at this moment and I only see phone with disappointed soc on it.
So I think you have all information you need to maybe help me to find the one
PS: I don't care about quality of screen, battery life, sound, Photo etc... I just want to stay with a 5"/5.2"/(5.5"max) with good performance better than my old Snap 400 and be able to run some games.
Again thanks if you can help me.
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Hi everyone, (I know its not really the good section to ask this but the topic for this seems to be dead ([Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy)
1. I'm looking for a new device since my Moto G 2014 as ended :/
I was very happy with it because I love to tweak my phone and the community around it was pretty decent. I like to have the choice to install rom I want etc...
Its the most important thing for me.
2. I can put more this time on the new device. (~300€)
3. I'm not against to buy a phone who have 1 or 2 years old until he is still decent on performance and again with a good community around it.
4. I was looking for a moto X 2014, nexus 5x, LG G3 (D855) but I can't find it anymore in shop :/
5. I tried to look what can I have for 300€ at this moment and I only see phone with disappointed soc on it.
So I think you have all information you need to maybe help me to find the one
PS: I don't care about quality of screen, battery life, sound, Photo etc... I just want to stay with a 5"/5.2"/(5.5"max) with good performance better than my old Snap 400 and be able to run some games.
Again thanks if you can help me.
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That thread isn't "dead", it gets posted in quite frequently. You're being impatient, give it time, it's not like people are standing by to answer your questions immediately. It isn't anyone's job to answer posts here, everyone here helps voluntarily.
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That thread isn't "dead", it gets posted in quite frequently. You're being impatient, give it time, it's not like people are standing by to answer your questions immediately. It isn't anyone's job to answer posts here, everyone here helps voluntarily.
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I totally understand what you mean. I'm without phone it's why I'm kinda "impatient" like you said
Sorry
plopingo said:
I totally understand what you mean. I'm without phone it's why I'm kinda "impatient" like you said
Sorry
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I'm closing this one up, please ask in the thread you linked
Thanks for understanding
Sawdoctor